The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1887-09-22
A NEW JOKE ON VANCE.
ssOUR ZEB' CUTS THE "E'IGEON
WING'' IN A STYLISH WAY
General Leach Tells a Good Story of
Dancing between Senator Vance and
Congressman Rogers.
8arueU GOrman T.. Southern Home.

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Aar,eelI Gornsaa J.. Southern Home
Gen. J. NJ. Leach spends considera-
BILE Of hi, time in Washington with 9
his son, j. NJ. Leach, Jr., vino is I
chief of division in the Sixth Audi
tors office. The Gene1al is as fsll Of
"Reminiscences" and pod Stones as
ever and, one which [ heard lin re-
late to party of North Caro- inians
the other evening will bear repeating.
Said he, in effect
you know that Zeb Vance used to
be member OF the National House
before the war, and 5ioa Rogers rep
resented the Raleigh district III Con-
gress. Well, some friends sent Frank
Shober, OF Salisbury, and ne case
of very fine wine one day. ZeD and
Sion found it out, soneaoV, and they
| used to come around t. see US IliGhty
often. IL fact, they became great
friends of ours, sticking closer than
brothers the wine lasted.
Zone night, after they mad relieved
us of ha.f dozen bottle, more or less,
they got to feeling pretty good, and
after a while, Zeb remarked that he
believed he was just shout tie best
dancer that North Carolina ever sent
to Congress.
Nov, nobody ever heard cf Zeb |
Vance's virtues as a dancer before. I
Every one knows that he dosen't III |
the least resemble ballet girl. He
amt built right to dance and didn't |
believe he had ever had any expert
ence in that direction before that
NIGHT: but he stuck to his assertion.
"Wen, Zeb kept repeating the
statement until finally Son says Leb,
| don't count myself any great shakes
rs practical exponent OF the cerPsl-
,horeau art, but | allow that l can
lust dance the hind leg OF Of 4ou.
"Now, Sion Rogers wa bulle Ike
!. bean-poie; he was over al1 tee- hisl
and a. th.n as a va sid no living
man ever saw him without BIZ rs'lr
r of eyeglasses adjusted to his iang
nose. fit was funny 70 thinF 81 Aeh
r Vances dancing, it vas simply sid'e
ulous 70 consider Sion ..Cgers III fila-
t connec ion. But SAober said he be-
e jieyed Sion could down Zeb; | assert
: ed to the contrary, and Shober bet me
a S100.
i The room was cleared, Zab and
e Sion peeled off their wearing apparel
3, until nothing was left Dut noe uinal
a habilimen S, and the two contestants
j took their positions on the foot. 1t
e was an i'll assorted pair-never were
/ two men more unlike. ohober ana !
y we're to do the patting and Zeb and
l. Sion were told that the man who stay
ed on the floor longest was to rave a
of half dozen bottles of our vine. Sho-
q Der started the old plantation pat; The
ID dancers caught step and went at it.
n "'Go it, Sionn shouted shober.
l. "sBuckie down to it Leb, | ex
to claimed; and both men began to rat
10 tie off a double shuttle back ste.) thai
Or would have turned any niger IL
to North Carolina green with envy.
u Time passed.
ve "NIidnieht came and went; th'
CT clock on the mantel struck one. Ih
or dancing still went on
is "DaSEght appeared Vance va
,se hecinninc to double like hume lbacI
or and he was sweating like dfai
ar horse. Sion seemed to grow taller eT
us ery minute; his head was thro"
an back, his arms stood akimbo, only n
nd toes appeared to touch The floor, an
not a drop of persplratlon was vialpi
aid about him.
his @The hotel breakfast bell rang. Sh'
~ Der and | were nearly exhausted, a
TO though we took turns II pathng; b.
'nr the dancing still went oa. Zebs shi
.rs. was sticking to him like q huge cour
Ill master. but Sior looked as COO as
cor i,hr;s.m.s snow storm. Zeb. was be-
net over until ne hn3 nearly assumed 81
me ting posture, his bow-legs looking
ate round al barrel hoop. Sion cont
to ned to grow taller, and his eye s ass
my still preserved their equilibrium on II
VIZ end of his nose.
au- when u o'clock came, and Co
I'M gress assembled, we suggested
ter. cess. But no; Sion wouldn't hear
ing it. Finally l saw that Zeb., who NJ
stood only about 2 feet, 2 inches IN
nee, stock. was about to subside, and ga
rlzs, up.
"The artists then once more regal
arm themselves with our wine, and 4
vent TO bed. But Sion didn't. All
dancing IS hours without stop,
went to the House of Representatl
may and made big speech.
r he | remember Congressman Roge
although I was small boy when
died. He again represented tie X
,me,. eigh district in Congress for one or i
terms just after the war, ',nd v
able man and most 1ualt and {
likes quont spea ker re was.
1t be But he Is dead now anu o1i'' :,
,ourt Raleigh. And there be hes-as
and and |, dear reader, will some day 50
and where he .
used oor which the raven aaps his funcreai wi,
man -s-<----